a rare battle card. Chapter 2 released on January 24, 2006, coming with an additional character class. Chapter 3, which also updated the community site, was released on March 14. A player versus player battle arena was announced for the title starting in late April 2006, along with support for NTT DoCoMo's i-area service that allowed players to find each other using their mobile devices. Chapter 4 was released on May 14. The Final Chapter was released on July 3. While at one point Brawls was reported as having a 2006 North American release planned, Like the other Code Age properties the game went unreleased outside Japan. Brawls closed down on September 30, 2006. Reception Western reviewers were impressed by the games trailer reveal before E3 in 2005 with IGN describing it as "stunning", especially noting the games very detailed character models, and GameSpot called it "incredible" for the smooth use of textures. The game demo was felt to be "rich in terms of plot and strategy". Reviewing the initial release, ITMedia praised the combat as refreshing compared to other games on the market, but negatively noted frequent server connection issues during multiplayer matches. References 2005 video games Japan-exclusive video games Mobile games Role-playing video games Square Enix games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Kumi Tanioka